The first table below looks at the demand for Build Forge skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Build Forge over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM Rational Build Forge
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Build Forge 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West - - -
As % of the Development Applications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £444 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Development Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
249 261 218
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 10.75% 8.220% 7.243%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 137 115
Average daily rate £313 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £270 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £400 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 2
Average hourly rate £37.50 £21.86 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+71.54% -27.13%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.96 £15.60 £29.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £112.50 £34.79 £31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Build Forge
England

Build Forge
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Build Forge across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West Build Forge Jobs Demand Trend

Build Forge
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Build Forge across the North West region.

North West Build Forge Daily Rate Trend